Kenya Evidence Forum - Using Evidence to Improve Policy and Program Designs
The Kenya Evidence Forum held on June 14, 2016, focused on utilizing evidence to enhance policy and program designs, particularly in the context of improving efficiency in courts and the Judicial Performance Improvement Project. Discussions centered around reducing case backlog, monitoring service quality, and building a better data system to track cases effectively.
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Kenya Evidence Forum - June 14, 2016 Using Evidence to Improve Policy and Program Designs
Improving Efficiency in Courts Judicial Performance Improvement Project Kenya Evidence Forum - June 14, 2016 Using Evidence to Improve Policy and Program Designs
There were other questions Why do cases take a long time? Are judicial officers putting in different levels of effort? What resources do court staff need to improve the delivery of judicial services?
Judicial Performance Improvement Project (JPIP) Project 2012 2018 Increasing access to courts Improving timeliness of judicial services Enhancing performance and quality of decision making IE discussions began 2013 Key targets and outcomes: Improving times to resolution and thereby reducing case backlog Monitoring and ensuring quality of service
The process of building a better data system Improve tools Simple and easy to use Comprehensive Update and standardize indicators Implement nationwide and improve compliance Ensure accurate and consistent reporting Assure sustainability
Building better data systems Case tracking tool Daily Court Returns Template DCRT Committee: Office of the Chief Justice Performance Management Directorate Information and Communication Technology Directorate Registrars (High Court and Magistrate Court) IE Research Team (World Bank and Center for Global Development)
Working Together Stakeholder meetings Weekly committee meetings Fully embedded with PMD Regularly communicate with IE Research Team: Consider international best practice Incorporate data validation techniques Build capacity for analysis
Compliance Chief Justice official communication to heads-of-court stations October 2015 94% of courts are regularly reporting their DCRT
What be measured using DCRT: All analysis can be done at the court or the judicial officer level: Types of matters handled # of cases initiated # of cases resolved Age of cases Stage case is in the court process Reasons for adjournment
Kinds of decisions now being made Performance contracts Budgetary considerations (e.g. case load) Planning for court expansion and refurbishment Judicial officer and staff transfers State of the Judiciary and Administration of Justice Report, (SoJAR) Impact evaluation measurable outcome of interest Time to Resolution
